Many thanks Satish ji for this information. Hoping to get visual keys differentiating lime and lemon.
Regards. Dinesh On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > *We often observe Rutaceae plants but to pinpoint the common easily > observed character by gross look I find it difficult to tell. > I searched some literature and found some important facts in short about > Family : Rutaceae > Here they are: ** > Distinguishing characters (always present)* > > Leaf lamina aromatic, usually with ethereal oil glands visible as pellucid > dots. > Stipules absent. > Superior ovary. > > *Other important characters* > > Trees or shrubs, less often sub -shrubs or herbs. > Flowers usually actinomorphic and small, usually white or cream. > Intrastaminal disc usually present. > Fruits capsules or schizocarps with 1-5 dehiscent mericarps, often with a > detaching endocarp that ejects the seeds when mature, a mechanism analogous > to most Euphorbiaceae. > > > http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/families/Rutaceae.htm > -- > Dr Satish Phadke
